Word: quarters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...medley relay team of Sheila Findley, Mia Costello, Mary Quinn and Linda Suhs opened the evening's competition triumphantly, finishing in 1:45.16. Their time of 1:44.65 in the trials held earlier yesterday shattered the existing EWSL record by more than a second. That time also qualified the quarter for NCAA competition, to be held in Austin, Texas, in March...
While at Harvard, Fouhy says he plans to examine the press and its coverage of politics, something with which he has been closely involved for almost a quarter of a century...
While many U.S. companies grumble that they cannot compete in the tough global environment, Merck pulls in more than half its sales from overseas customers. At a time when much of corporate America is focused on the next quarter's bottom line, Merck plows a higher chunk of its revenues into research and development (11%) than any rival drug company. Right now it has 50 new medicines in the works. And while other corporate chieftains spend much < of their time prowling for acquisitions, Vagelos prefers to look inward, spurring the research effort, boosting productivity and instilling a keenly competitive spirit...
...night, perhaps with a nap during the day, is typically all that is necessary. The quality of sleep changes, becoming lighter and more fitful. Shorter, restless nights lead many who recall the easy slumber of youth to complain of insomnia. As a result, half of elderly women and one-quarter of elderly men take largely unneeded sleeping pills...
Monimbo, an Indian quarter in the city of Masaya, has a special place in Sandinista mythology. It was there in 1978 that residents launched the first urban insurrection against President Anastasio Somoza, sparking the revolution that toppled the dictator and put the Sandinistas in power. Ever since, official speeches have resounded with accolades to "heroic Monimbo." Last week Monimbo was up in arms again, only this time the target was the Sandinista regime...